(Photos, video by WSB’s Patrick Sand)FIRST REPORT, 4:34 AM: Big Seattle Fire response for an apartment fire in the 7500 block of 24th SW (map), just south of the Southwest Precinct/Home Depot area.

4:40 AM UPDATE: At least one person is reported to be hurt, and crews are calling for more medics.

4:47 AM UPDATE: It’s not a big fire – but especially for a multifamily building, it’s SOP to send a sizable response just in case. Per scanner, it’s tapped/under control. Our crew should be on scene shortly.

5:02 AM UPDATE: Our crew says the fire was in a top-floor apartment. Working to find out more about the person found, injured, in that apartment. (added) SFD spokesperson Kyle Moore will be briefing media at the scene shortly.

5:25 AM UPDATE: There’s a reason we hadn’t heard a condition for the person described as a “victim” – Moore says that person found in the burning apartment was dead. That’s the only apartment damaged by fire, but others were affected by smoke, and the Red Cross has been called in to help one person.

5:48 AM UPDATE: Moore describes the person found dead in the burning bedroom as an adult woman. As you’ll hear in the video of Moore’s briefing (above), SFD’s investigator is working to find out how and exactly where the fire started. The apartment had a sprinkler, Moore said, but it was in the hallway, not the bedroom. It will be up to the Medical Examiner to determine how the woman died – whether from the fire, or something else.

8:55 AM UPDATE: Police are now at the scene – including CSI investigators – and yellow crime-scene tape is up.

Seattle Police spokesperson Det. Renée Witt says SFD investigators asked SPD to check out the scene “out of an abundance of caution” just to make sure they weren’t missing anything.

So far, she says she doesn’t know what they have or have not found, but there has not yet been any ruling whether this was or wasn’t a homicide, and the cause of death has not yet been determined by the Medical Examiner.

4:33 PM UPDATE: We’ve been checking, but still no updated information from investigators in either department.

7:15 PM UPDATE: We’ve talked to SW Precinct Ops. Lt. Ron Smith at the West Seattle Crime Prevention Council. He says ATF went to the scene today as well but that there is still no official finding about whether this was a crime or not, but it is certainly “suspicious.”

Seems a little odd a smoke alarm didn’t allow her to escape. make you wonder if she was killed and someone started the fire. This happens all too often and was my first thought. Smoke alarms are very piercing to the ears.

AR, since there are many possibilities, that is why you will note we didn’t just write that the fire was to blame for her death. And in fact, police are on scene investigating now; I have just added an update that SPD was asked to come in and evaluate the scene “out of an abundance of caution.” We’re adding a photo shortly too. Again, this does not mean it’s been determined to be a crime, but they’re evaluating closely for that possibility … Tracy

WSR – Even though it hasn’t been officially ruled a homicide that we know of, I am sure you could start with the SPD Homicide Tip Line.
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(206) 233-5000
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I don’t know if a live human answers it or it’s a recording. Please post again if you have any trouble reaching it or leaving information on it and we will find somebody else to refer you to. – Tracy

I know this person she was my cousin,god rest her soul she was dead before the fire started but she had been very sick,thank for the comments.I’m working had to get the money to take care of her final funeral expense’s